Attitudes Flashcards
Explain attitude
A value aimed at an attitude object
This can be positive, negative or neutral
What 4 ways are attitudes formed?
Peer groups
Conditioning
Socialisation / social learning
Familiarity
How are attitudes formed?
Through association with others and picking up their opinions and values
What is the triadic model composed of?
Affective component
Behavioural component
Cognitive component
What is the affective component?
Relates to feelings and interpretations
What is the behavioural component?
The actions of the performer
What is the cognitive component?
What the performer knows and believes
What are the 2 methods of changing attitudes?
Cognitive dissonance
Persuasive communication
Define cognitive dissonance
New information given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change
How does cognitive dissonance work?
Coach puts pressure on one of the attitude components, causing unease and motivating performer to change attitude
What 4 ways can a coach perform cognitive dissonance?
Make performer undertake new activity to question attitude (Rugby players do dance as exercise)
Make activity fun and vary practise
Use rewards to reinforce
Role model to encourage participation
WHat is persuasive communication?
Where the coach changes a performers attitude through discussion, debate or argument
WHat 3 pre conditions need to be considered before persuasive communication?
The persuader
The receiver
The quality of the message
What are the impacting factors of the persuader?
Their status to performer
Credibility
Social and cultural background
Popularity
What needs to be considered in terms of the message?
Accuracy
Confidence and enthusiasm
Clarity
